Ticking tones down florals and bumps up neutrals. I’ve been trying to work a few stripes into my decor, so dragged out a few collected antique and vintage pieces to sketch out an idea. This vintage mattress ticking has a nicely aged blue and ecru stripe. Can imagine it brought out a bit on the edges and lined with a nubby French linen sheet. I tucked a set of striped blue, pink and gold vintage cotton scraps under the French mattress.
I’ve been wanting to use the two striped patterns together since purchasing them several months ago. The peach striped floral silk is 18th century French and delicate. It could either be the underside of the bed hanging…trimmed with the blue edged linen pelmet…or I might risk a pillow.
I just purchased this floppy 19th century linen from the Textile Trunk to line the ticking. Really…a good photo get’s me every time…(yes that’s Wendy’s home in the background!…love that greige wood wainscoting!!). In the textiles I collect I adore pattern…but in decorating I have to dilute it with copious amounts of textured neutrals!!
All my vintage flea market finds…or flea market knock offs like the Aidan Gray pulpit spire above…are the little bits I use to try to add texture to my very neutral decor. (I picked up the vintage paperbacks from our friends at Atelier de Campagne here). I’m no longer apologizing for keeping my walls neutral. I love light filled rooms…and a tweak of vintage accessories and textiles can add the drama.
If you’re a purist…there’s an incredible grouping of 18th century French chapel parts at Ambiance Antiques here which I have seen in person and wish I could squeeze into my home and budget! Wonderful!
Just a quick glimpse into what I’m sketching out at home….more on ticking later….
Gorgeous!!!
Hi Trish, Thank you so much for posting the steps in your design process–it is confirmation that we all come to creativity through different paths; it is the joy that ensues on that journey that makes life real. And I love the photo of Wendy’s home–after buying textiles on line from her, I am a devoted fan. Have a super week. Mary
Oh Trish when you share your talented self in how you compose, my heart race.
You just have such an amazing eye and vision with EVERYTHING! Now I have a urge to find some old ticking….thank you for all
Hugs&XX Colette
So beautiful, and I am in love with the chapel parts!! Love.
Happy Monday.
Teresa
xoxo
Your pictures just get better and better Trish,… so tell me when are we going to see the book?! Seems to me it’s just waiting to be pulled together, you show us so many beautiful things and you have such a sure eye. I honestly know of no other source for such great pictures and such precious treasures!
warm wishes
Sharon
xx
Thank you, Sharon. Though the very same can be said for My French Country Home!
Love your dining room and those lights…old candlesticks? I always love what you put together the high and the low makes everything stand out and flow.
Thanks Debra! Those candlesticks were an Anthropologie sale table find YEARS ago…convergence of faux bois and rococo!
What gorgeous posting…beautiful! Thanks for the reference also. Hope to see you at our upcoming event!
Atelier Team
Trino, Johan, and Martin
I work with antique and vintage French textiles so love this post. Love the pink floral in the first photo and the blue & ecru ticking in the last one; I especially love the little sofa. (Found you via Atelier de Campagne)
bestest
Jo
Beautiful! I can’t wait to see the finished product. So glad to have you back….you’ve been missed!
Dreamy! More, please! Soon!
Splendide !
Flowers and stripes – silk and linen/hemp – rough and smooth
Sophisticated combinations!!! And beautiful arranged images!
xxxkarin
Very beautiful photographs and did I see a lovely early Georgian waistcoat hanging up there.
Hi Sallie…I think I might have bought that striped floral from you! So happy you visited!
Yes I am sure you did it looks really beautiful.
Just look at all of the delicious layers on your day bed…not unlike a French pastry! What a wonderful way to display and enjoy some of your gorgeous textiles.
Jermaine
I love your vignette with the gilded bed. Every single fabric is a pure bliss …
Trish,
I love the ticking with the neutrals and the floral and it’s all made so beautiful by the fact that your fabrics reflect history. So pretty. I truly enjoyed the image of your dining room (?). The piece from Aiden Gray looks pretty authentic and since the real deal on the link to the antique source was over $5K I’d say it’s fabulous! 🙂
I’m with Sharon from French Country Home, I would love to have you publish a book with images and details about your collection…let me know when I can pre-order from Amazon. 😉
Karen
Thank you Karen! We’ve been mixing rooms up a bit out here! I put my outdoor bed into the dining room for the winter, gave away one of my sofas and added a table to the living room for the holidays. Now the table is perfect for several projects I’m working on! Little bit of musical chairs!
Always some eye candy here….. The ticking is a great mix on the canape and I love the bed………SSSO Pretty!!!!!!!!!Maryanne xo